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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-02
NOTICE.

The Road Commissioners of White
Clay Creek Hundred, do hereby notify
all persons trimming hedges along the
lines of the public roads, that they must
remove the cuttings, and not allow them
to get in the bitches. And also forbid
persons from depositing rubbish along
the highways, or abide the consequences.
Apr2tf.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-02

Mark Twain says of Prof Loisettes
system of memory training now taught
at 237 Fifth Ave, New York: prof.
Loisette did not create memory for me
no, nothing of the kind. And yet he
did for me what amounted to the same
thing; for he proved to me that | already
had memory-a thing which WAS not
aware of till then. had before been
able-like most people-to store up and
lose things in the dark cellar of my mem
DRY: but he showed me how to light up
the cellar. 1t is the difIerence-to change
the figure-between having money where
YOU can't collect it and having it in your
pocket The information cost me but
little, yet val ne ii at a prodigious figure.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-02

NVQDpDQTE Its Nature. Causes. Prevention
DIDFhFDIA and Cure. being the expert
ence OF an actual sufferer, by John II. McAlvin,
Lowell, Mass. IA years Tax collector Sent free
TO any address.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-02
FOR SALE
FOR SALE OR RENT.-A ne

FOR SALE OR RENT neat
room frame house, in firsS class repair,
good garden, and pump on the porch, at
bargain on easy terms. Possession at any
time, at the East End of Newark, Del.
ma26tf Apply to w. A. WOODROW.
FOR SALE.-A CORNER STORE
and dwelling at Newark. Del. Desirable
Main street location, with stable and
necessary outbuildings in excellent con-
dition. Apply to
). Il. WRIGHT,
febl3tf Newark, Del.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-02
MASON & HAMLIN
ELY'S
CREAM
BALM.

Cleanses tn e
Head. Allays
Inhamnlatio n .
Heals these
Restores the
Senses of Taste,
Smell, Hearing.
A quick relief.
A positive Cure.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-14

( Two thousand horses have come across the
Maine line, between Eastport and Van Buren,
this season, from New Brunswick, to work in
the woods in Maine and the eastern part Of
New Hampshire. They can be hired for
much less than American horses, and pay no
duty. They come In bond, and the govern
ment receives from them the bonding fee
which is only $3.50. The duty on each horse
would be $50 n Il could be collected.
!. In one Of the Sunday schools at Concord,
N. H., the teacher OF class Of little boys In
quired OF each one II he thought he had be-
come better boy during the year Of which
that was the last Sunday Each answered in
the Affirmative except one little S-year-old,
who was silent The question was asked him
the second time, when with much earnestness
he replied; ~ am just as worse as I ever
was"
An aged and devoted minister Of the Bap-
list denomination in town In Lincoln county,
Maine, was very much tried in his mind by the
persistent use of tabacco by u brother In the
church. So at last he said to the brother, call
ing him by name How II would look, my
brother, II you was in heaven for the Lord to
sendAn angel around after you with a mop to
clean up the floor" The good brother has
never "chewed" since.
Near Scottsburg KY, one day recently, lit.
tie Willie Lamb had discovered that large
piece OF rock had fallen on the railroad track.
He waited six hours for the train to come
along and then succeeded In stopping 1t In
time to prevent frightful accident A nice
purse was made up for him by the grateful
passengers. Wien asked why he had waited
so long for the train little Willie replied that
he "just didn't want to see the cars busted
up"
Mrs Mary Fitzpatrick is the wife Of one on
the worst brutes in New York. The other day
her husband came home drunk and began to
abuse his wife. She stood his curses as long
as she could and then tried TO run away. He
chased her into vacant lot where he caught
her by the collar OF her dress, and then knock
ed her down two or three times. Then he
called his bulldog that had been the terror Of
the neighborhood for weeks and set him on
the unfortunate woman. II was useless for
Mira Fitzpatrick 10 struggle. for The more she
tried todrive the animal OF ihe more furiouss
y he strove TO tear her limbs, and in his efforts
he was wildly encouraged by the. human
brute who held the screaming woman In his
grasp The outrage lasted only . few mo-
ments Fitzpatrick was not 90 drunk but
that be recognized the enormity Of his offense
aud he drove the dog OF. Then the wife went
10 her bed and tainted. She e nov IN a.
tosn|t<I ana vii probably de The poke are
49, - ...-I.-.-L
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-14
Duty OF Revenue Agents, Under the
Page Bill.

AUSTIN, March 14.--Pagc's bill for
the appointment of agents to aid in
the enforcement Of the revenue laws
provides that when the governor
thinks the necessities of the revenue
service so require he may employ COM
petent agents, not to exceed three in
number, to visit any part of the State
to which they are or any one oil them
may be assigned, for the purpose of
seeing that the law requiring liquor
dealers to take out license is in all re-
spects complied with. The agents may
demand for inspection of any such
dealer the certificate of the tax collec-
tor authorizing him to pursue his oc-
cupation, end may examine the books
of tax collectors when necessary for
the purpose of enforcing the law.
They are required TO collect and re-
port to the governor or comptroller
all information useful or necessary to
secure the indictment and conviction
of persons who fail TO comply with
the revenue laws, sad report to also
give the names Of such persons, the
counties, cities or towns where such IL
Legal business is carried on, and
,ue gents shall take down names
of responsible and competent witness
es and furnish the same to the attor-
ncy representing the State. Prosccu-
tions under the act may be had in any
county in the State upon the indct-
mcnts by the grand jury or upon bill
ofinformatiom filed by the County
Attorney of the county in which the
prosecution is to be conducted. Any
person engaged in selling alcoholic or
other intoxicating liquors who refuses
on demand to exhibit TO agents the
Collectors certificate, authorizing him
to pursue his occupation shall! be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor and
fined not less than $50 no more than
5000. A Tax Collector refusing to en-
hibit his books to agents shall be fined
not less than 1926 nor more than 800.
1t is further made the duty of the rev
cnue agents to- examine and report
upon the condition of the books of
Tax Collectors, to the end that the
Comptroller may know whether they
are failing to comply with the laws
prescribing his duties. The agents
are to be allowed salaries not exceed
ing $3.50 per month and reasonable
railway expenses. /
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-14
BRYAN COLLEGE.
What Is Needed for Improvement.

AUSTIN, March a. House finance
committee Saturday night had under
consideration q claim of Bryan Col.
lege tor $4,000 of the University
fund. Four persons from the college
faculty and directory, including the
colleges financial agent, were present
aud presented an imposing group to
back up their arguments. Another
party is reported on hand TO address
the committee in favor Of large ma
'jority of the University fund for the
medical branch. There is a colored
branch located here, and though not
organized yet is still able to spend the
University fund in learned and
highly scholastic manner. There is
general sentiment prevailing that the
University fund is something like the
childrens' grass, everybody's, who
shall get possession bv hook or crook.
The argument tonight showed that
the Bryan College is in very great
necd.ot funds for various purposes,
wanting IT for support and improve
mcnts mainly. 1t Makes no difference
where the money comes from f it is
legal tender. Probably trade dollars
would do. The committee was thor
oughly convinced of the sincerity OF
the request. 1t was shown Texas had
not expended as much money as.several
of the Northern States on the Agri-
cultural Colleges.
Col. Nick nney asked Prof Mclnnis,
who made talk, what per cent of the
stuuents adopted farming and mechan-
icai pursuits after leaving the college.
The reply was that it was not definite
ly known, but from the best informa
ton it is believed that 40 per cent go
back on farms and 10 10 Is per cent
follow mechanics. Some lawyers,
doctors and merchants are turned out
too. His notion was that the greatest
good accomplished by the college was
in lending dignity to labor. Students
are taught to labor. They see
grave professors in workman's
garb at labor and they come to
respect labor itself and to believe
man is no less a man because he
works. The committee was much
pleased, and is in favor of extending
the facilities of the college. The only
question is that of revenue, but as the
college requires for Improvement of
the greatest necessity only some $685.
BOO, it is likely the sum will be al
lowed. For support $4,000 is wanted
for each year. Prof. McIrnis, in stat
ing that 40 per cent of the students
20 TO farming, did not mean 40 per
cent of the graduates. A very few,
not, perhaps, per cent Of them, have
gone back ON farms. "
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-14
Very Wen for the Drouth Region.

SwEETwATER, Marcn IA The tax
collector Of Nolan county has collected
to date about 81 per cent of the gross
amount of taxes levied for 1886 which
amount to something over Sl5OOc;
and, strange to say, at least two-thirds
of the resident taxpayers have found
the money somewhere with which to
pay their taxes. So Nolan county
begs to be excused from being in
Guided in the tax extension bill now
pending before the legislature.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-14
Important Railroad Legislation.

LITTLE Rock, March IA bill was
passed in the senate to-day which is
considered of much Importance, that
prohibiting the building of railroads
in the Stale by persons not citizens.
That is, railroads could be organized,
but the object of the bin was that all
railroads operated in the State should
have a central Office in the State. The
bill passed with 6s for 10 8 against.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-14
An Unsafe TrIcl,.

Some of the small boys down town
have adopted novel but rather dan
gerous trick which they play with
great success upon their older and un-
suspecting neighbors, and even the
day patrolmen get taken in. The boys
procure piece of wire twelve to six
teen feet long. They fasten one end o.
it to the electric light wires and the
other end is hitched to some object
that will keep it taut. 1t is generally
placed over the sidewalk in such
manner that the passer-by cannot
but help take hold of it. The trap is
not put up till the beginning OF dusk,
because it is not effective until the
electric wires are in operation. Then
it Is put up and the boys hide near.
by and await developments.
Soon an anwary traveller comes
along, and, seeing the wire stretched
across the walk Just above his head,
reaches up to pull it down. Nosooner
does his hand touch it than he drops
it with howl OF pain, and he is greet
ed with roars of laughter from the
boys, who stand at a distance. Our
readers will readily see the cause for
the unfortunate mans pain. The
electricity which passes over the piece
of wire is what causes him to drop
it so suddenly. OF course it is not go
strong as on the main wires. II it
was the person touching it might be
instantly killed. As 1t is, the practice
is very dangerous and should be inn.
mediately stopped. Already several
persons have been caught by the sim
pie trap. and the other day one OF
the policemen grabbed hold of one OF
the small wires Tor the purpose OF
pulling il down and the electric shock
he received was pretty severe. He
suffered from the pain nearly 81
night. The boys, il caught in the act(
of setting their trap. will be crett
severely dealt with BY the offers
the LAM. El'zabetl' M ..srald
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-14
Houston for the Refrigerator.

|. HousToN, March l4.-T. W. House,
chairman Of the citizens committee
having in charge the work of securing
the refrigerator at this point, to-day
appointed committee to visit Austin
and present the claims of Houston to
the executive board of the Texas Live
Stock Association for final action. The
committee will leave for Austin to-
morrow night. Says that the execu-
tive committee would not give de.
cision of the site selected until about
April l. The business men here have
great faith in the committee, and are
sanguine. y.,.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-14
The Confederate Home Dedication.


AUSTIN, March l4.-At the dedica-
ton of Hood Confederate Home yes
terday afternoon large number of
ladies, citizens, legislators and visitors
were present. Gen. Walker, COM
mandcr of Hood Camp, who has given
much time and attention 10 the enter
prise of establishing this home, was
present, and made short statement.
Speeches were made by three or four
who wore the gray and two who wore
the blue in the late war. Capt. w. G..
Walsh, Senators Armisiead and
Claiborne and Capt. Holmes,
the private secretary of Gov
Ross, made good speeches. The most
interesting and pleasant address was
made by n New Highlander, whose
name was not announced audibly from
the stand. lie had Travelled all over
the south, and he Endorsed the south
ern people as loyal as the north. An
interesting letter from Gov. Ross was
read he being not well enough to at
te.,d. The home at present comprises
sixteen acres in the western suburbs,
upon which there is two story frame
house of six or eight rooms. The
home has about $4,000 in bank. The
property has been purchased and the
fund accumulated by contribution.
The governor in his letter and Capt
Holmes in his speech took ground i'll
favor of aid by the State to maintain
the home.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-14
Women Athletes.

Many people have been at a loss to
know where the female athletes learn
the art by which they earn a liveli-
hood. A professor has a private GYM
nasium in an uptown street at which,
many OF the queens OF the air are in
structed in the science of hanging by
their toes and going through various
other acts well known to the frequent
ers OF the circus and the variety thea
tire. A reporter for New York paper
had long talk with this professor on
the subject day or two ago. When
he entered the studio he found the
professor instructing two young wom-
EN- in trapeze man1uvres. The
visitor was invited into q pri-
vate room, as it is against the
rules for any one to be present
while pupils are taking lessons. The
rooms were decorated with poto-
graphs OF the shining lights of the pro-
iession. whom the professor has fitted
for the business. After the lesson
was over, the professor took the
scribe through the different apart
ments. 81 am the only man in the
city," said he, "who instructs ladies
in the art OF performing on the ira
peze."
81 suppose person must be very
young and supple at the first start to.
make anything like a good acro.'
BATH"
"That's where you are entirely
wrong. sir. Any woman can becomea
good performer after a proper course
OF training, if she be healthy and not
too stout. 1t is all mechanical, and
can be acquired only by constant
practice. have ladies come to-
me who are anything but graceful, and
by following my advice and sugges-
tions closely they have become first.
class performers and are now earning
good salaries. Many fail because they
can't stand the hardship inseparable
from the first few days practice. After
the initial lesson they decline to take
the rest of the course. Nine persons
out of every ten give it up after
the first les ,on. II they would only
keep on the pain would gradually dis
appear. The first lesson consists Of
hanging by the hands, and swingingto
and fro across the room, which have
them to do in order to satisfy myself
OF their strength. They generally
swing across twice and iall upon
feather bed. The next figure is to hang
from the bar by the hands. After they
have gone so far, they take hold OF the
ropes and slide up into q sitting posi-
ton. After few moments rest l
make them get down by reversing the
motion.
when have progressed thus far,
teach them to hang by their knees.
This is not quite so difficult as the
previous lesson. After they have gone
through this motion several times,
they feel like going home. When q
woman has gone as far ms this with
out complaining much, 1t is pretty
safe to say she will succeed in the pro-
fession she has chosen. Most of them
think every muscle in the body has
been severed"
"How long does IL require woman
to become proficient?" d..
That depends entirely upon the pu-
pill; but / can general tell what thepu-
pill will amount to as performer az
ter have Civ en- her two lessons"
"Do you ever have any accidents?"
Every seldom; always look out
for them. Slim women generally make
the m ost scientific performers"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-14
Iron-Workers' War.

PITrrBURG, Pa, March IA. The firm
of w. ID. W'od & Co., manufacturers
of Russia iron at McKeesport, had a
fight with the Amalgamatcd Associa-
ton of Iron and Steel Workers about
eight years ago, in which Wood & Co.
were victorious. A number of their
men having joined an association of
iron and steel makers Saturday night,
the firm issued a notice Saturday
night, that their services would no
longer be required. The firm objects,
to dealing with any labor organiza-
ton. This means a fight which will
affect about seven hundred mon.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-14

SINCE the HERALD has seen the par
.ticular article which was published in
the San Antonio Express and which
received the condemnation of the
House ofRepresentatives, the HERALD
must say that it cannot see where the
House was TO blame. Had not the
House provided the Express repre-
sentative desk room, etc, it might
have been well to pass the i'm
proper and insulting article by with
silence; but whom the publication
was an abuse Of the courtesy of the
House, grossly Improper and uncalled
for, the House was correct enough in
taking from the representative the
privileges ii had courtcously extended:
and resolutin on the author, and in
that action the HERALD tails TO see
anything undignified or compromis-
ing on the part of the House.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-14
The shrereport Racea.

SHREVEPORT, La, March l4-Owing
to the annual reunion of the Confeder-
ate Veterans ASSOCIATION, which takes
place al The fair grounds here on
April IL, the races have been posipon-
ed tin the 18th. There win be three
DAYS racing. A large nuufcr Of our
citizens will attend the Dallas racc$.
y 49,. .a.e p..>e pclvr< Ne races nel<
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-14
A cook County BoodIer Confesses.

CHICAGO, March 14.-The Times
this morning says; Warden Fry, of the
County Infirmary, has confessed. lie
has stated, and under promises of inn
munity signified his willingness to tell
oil he knows. There will probably be
eight County Commissioners and ex-
Commissioners and four or five Off
cials connected with the county insti-
tutions indicted for robbing the coun-
ty of large sums, aggregating nearly a
million dollars. .ati
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-14
New Court House az Nooogdoches

NAcoDocHEs, Texas, March 1.-THE
contract for building the new court
house was to day awarded TO d. N.
Darling, Of Palestine, at sll,se5.
Work win commence Immediately
AFTER giving the required bond, ten
days being allowed for that purpose.
The building is to be competed by
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-14
Henry Ward Beechcr,s WI.

BROOKLYN. March l4.-Rev. Henry
Ward Beechers will was offered for
probate Saturday morning. 1t is writ
ten on two sheets of legal cap. He
authorizes and directs his executors to
collect and receive the. amount of his
life insurance, to invest the same, and
to pay the proceeds of Such invest
ments to his wife during her life,
in actual quarter yearly pay
mepts. He bequeaths, the residue of
the estate, both real and personal, to
his children, to be placed in trust for
their benefit, giving the executors full
power to sell or mortgage the proper
ty and to invest the proceeds. He con-
stitutes and appoints his sons, Henry
b. Beecher, William G. Beechcr and
Herbert A. Beecher and his son-in-lsw,
Rev. Samuel Scovill, executors and
trustees i"tsllN
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-14
An Open Switch Causes an Accident

JACKSONVILLE, March 14.-Train
No. ass, passenger, going south on the
international and Great Northern, ran
into an open switch twelve miles south
of here at $3.50 a. m, turning the en-
CINE over and wrecking the baggage
car. No one was hurt. A freight train
going north took a siding to let the
passenger pass aud the crew failed 10
close the switch. The swltchmen say,
however, il was closed by them and
must have been opened by an incendi-
airy. The passenger train was delayed
six hours.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-14
Sensation nj Newspaper Exposure.

PHILADELPHIA, March 14.-Thc
Times yesterday morning devoted
three columns to an expose of The
manner in which gambling has been
carried on in this city for the past
three months, and in the course of its
article declared certain sums of money
were paid to police officials Tor PRO-
lection, and also the sum of $50 per
week had been, since January 26 last,
paid to the city editor of the Philadel-
phia Press, Albert ii. Hoeckly, for the
purpose of using the columns of the
paper in the interest of gambling. The
exposure creates profound sensation.
Hoeckly declares the charges abso-
lutely false. He has placed the matter
in the hands OF his attorneys. '
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-14

FARMERsvILLE, the new Santa Fe
town where our friend Vernon pub
fishes a live paper, the Times, is to the
front with afull fledged First Nation
al Bank, A. II. Ncathery president +.
Emerson vicc-president L Z. BumP-
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-14

MAYOR STuRoIs, of Waco, has re-
turned from visit to Atlanta, and in
response TO the questions of the press
interviewer says that while drinking
is not wholly stopped in the city,
there are no bar-rooms, no drunken
ness. and no signs of drinking 10 be
publicly seen, except the importation
of "littlc brown jugs" supposed to
contain the prohibited ardent. PRO
hibition does prohibit in Atlanta to a
certain extent" says Mayor Sturgis,
aud "the places which now sell WINE
mot proh,bited) are gradually being
closed up"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-14

TIE HERALD is glad to note the dis
position of the senate toward the
proportion 10 exempt manufacturing
enterp' ises from taxation for term
Of years. A more liberal temperament
in our legislators toward those indus
tries and enterprises, tending to pro-
rIote the development of the State,
even including the much abused rail
roads, woulo be better for Texas and
the prosperity of all her people. The
exemption of manufacturing enter
prises from tax for number of years
would seem at glance to be legisla-
ton in the interest Of "bloated cor
porations," but it is an undeniable fact
that n dozen of these manufacturing
industries established in Texas the
next ear would put millions of dol
lars in circulation, and benefit the pro-
Queer and working man more than
any one else, and their prosperity
means prosperity for all the State.